Linking values to the world of work

Explanation:

VALUES AND CAREER CHOICES

Values are beliefs about what is desirable, important or worthwhile. When we make an important decision, such as a career choice, our values strongly influence the direction of our choice.

RELATING WORK VALUES TO CAREERS

In this program, ten typical work values have been selected and are presented in pairs. On each of the following screens, you are asked to indicate the one you value more. Your results are tallied and you can then look at a list of the occupations which match your values.

1 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something


Make your selection here:

2 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products


Make your selection here:

3 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision


Make your selection here:

4 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done


Make your selection here:

5 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis


Make your selection here:

6 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -High Income - Making lots of money


Make your selection here:

7 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

8 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

9 - Choose between:



A - Leadership/Persuasion - Motivating others to think or act in certain ways

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

10 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products


Make your selection here:

11 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision


Make your selection here:

12 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done


Make your selection here:

13 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis


Make your selection here:

14 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -High Income - Making lots of money


Make your selection here:

15 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

16 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

17 - Choose between:



A - Helping/Instructing - Helping or teaching others to learn how to do or understand something

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

18 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision


Make your selection here:

19 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done


Make your selection here:

20 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis


Make your selection here:

21 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -High Income - Making lots of money


Make your selection here:

22 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

23 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

24 - Choose between:



A - Problem solving/Creativity - Developing new ideas, programs, designs, products

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

25 - Choose between:



A - Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision

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B -Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done


Make your selection here:

26 - Choose between:



A - Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision

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B -Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis


Make your selection here:

27 - Choose between:



A - Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision

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B -High Income - Making lots of money


Make your selection here:

28 - Choose between:



A - Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

29 - Choose between:



A - Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

30 - Choose between:



A - Initiative - Determining what needs to be done and doing it with minimum supervision

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

31 - Choose between:



A - Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done

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B -Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis


Make your selection here:

32 - Choose between:



A - Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done

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B -High Income - Making lots of money


Make your selection here:

33 - Choose between:



A - Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

34 - Choose between:



A - Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

35 - Choose between:



A - Working as part of a team - Interacting with fellow employees to get the work done

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

36 - Choose between:



A - Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis

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B -High Income - Making lots of money


Make your selection here:

37 - Choose between:



A - Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

38 - Choose between:



A - Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

39 - Choose between:



A - Frequent public contact - Meeting or dealing with the public on a regular basis

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

40 - Choose between:



A - High Income - Making lots of money

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B -Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities


Make your selection here:

41 - Choose between:



A - High Income - Making lots of money

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

42 - Choose between:



A - High Income - Making lots of money

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

43 - Choose between:



A - Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities

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B -Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society


Make your selection here:

44 - Choose between:



A - Security - Being in an occupation which has many employment opportunities

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

45 - Choose between:



A - Prestige - Having a job which is given high importance by society

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B -Time off - Having a job which has lots of vacation time or working part-time


Make your selection here:

Click the button below.
If you missed any questions a message will be displayed indicating which questions you missed.
Otherwise your answers will be evaluated and a new page with your score for each of the career values will be shown.